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Title: Dodgy USB Type-C cable fries vigilante engineer's $1,000 laptop Post by: HCK on February 04, 2016, 09:00:13 pm Dodgy USB Type-C cable fries vigilante engineer's $1,000 laptop
<article> <section class="page"> <p>Benson Leung’s good intentions have finally caught up with him. The Google engineer who launched a crusade against bad USB-C cables (http://www.pcworld.com/article/3005323/computers-accessories/google-engineer-calls-out-oneplus-usb-c-cable-and-adapter-for-damage-risk.html) in late 2015 just uncovered another sub-standard USB-C cable—and this time it’s cost him a $1,000 laptop.</p><p>The Google engineer recently tested Surjtech’s 3M USB 3.1 Type-C to standard Type-A USB 3.0 adapter cable, but those tests didn’t get very far at all. Leung said that as soon as he connected the cable to his Chromebook Pixel, via a small USB power delivery (PD) analyzer, both the PD and his laptop ceased working properly.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3029368/hardware/dodgy-usb-type-c-cable-fries-vigilante-engineers-1000-laptop.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article> Source: Dodgy USB Type-C cable fries vigilante engineer's $1,000 laptop (http://www.macworld.com/article/3029368/hardware/dodgy-usb-type-c-cable-fries-vigilante-engineers-1000-laptop.html#tk.rss_all) |